How to Count the Number of Files in a Directory in Linux

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Counting the number of files in a directory from a Linux command line is easy. The following command will return the number of files in the current directory and all subdirectories:

$> find directory_name -type f -follow | wc -l

This will count all files and files in subdirectories, but not the subdirectories themselves. To find all the files in only the current directory, you can use:

$> find directory_name -type f -maxdepth 1 -follow | wc -l

If you would like to count subdirectories, simply remove the -type flag.

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